[kde-linux] Back to the future with xpdf

[John Culleton]

I run TeX in semi-WYSIWYG mode by keeping both a Gvim wndow 
and a pdf viewer side by side. Periodically I save my file, 
run a little script and view the updated results in the pdf 
viewer.   Here is the progression/regression in available 
viewers:
Xpdf: will refresh with the "r" command, saving page 
location
Old Kpdf: will refresh when underlying pdf file changes, 
saving page location.
New Kpdf (0.5.10 on KDE 3.5.10): won't refresh, file has to 
be reloaded manually. 

I can go backwards from Slackware 12.2 to 12.0 0r 12.1 to 
get the best Kpdf behavior but that loses some bug fixes to 
Kmail.  Currently I am just gritting my teeth and using 
Xpdf. 

Question 1: why was the refresh feature in Kpdf dropped?

Question 2: can I just load an old version Kpdf program on 
KDE 3.5.10 without causing headaches?

John Culleton